Anglican group votes to accept Pope's invitation
November 05, 2009
The English members of the Traditional Anglican Communion (TAC) have voted to accept Pope Benedict's invitation to enter the Catholic Church. At a meeting last week, English members of the group approved a resolution thanking the Pope for his forthcoming apostolic constitution and asked TAC leaders "to take the steps necessary to implement this constitution." The group also recommended Bishop Robert Mercer as a candidate to head a personal ordinariate for Anglicans.
Although the TAC has relatively few members in Great Britain, the worldwide body-- which boasts a membership of 400,000-- has been active in discussions with Vatican officials about the prospect of corporate reunion.
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Posted by: jeremiahjj -
Nov. 05, 2009 8:56 PM ET USA
Archbishop Williams, are you listening? You have it within your power to tip the scales. I urge you to meet with the Holy Father. He will help you lead your sheep back into the fold. Do that and you will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the greatest of saints.
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Posted by: -
Nov. 05, 2009 5:36 PM ET USA
What blessed news! An embittering experience was to go to my parents church (after attending Catholic mass, of course), and seeing how beautiful and reverent they were. They even knelt to receive! At yet, they took their marching orders regarding morality from the world. It will be wonderful to have those who take their marching orders from Christ reunited with us--and bringing with then the beauty of their rite!
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Posted by: Don Vicente -
Nov. 05, 2009 1:18 PM ET USA
May God, who has begun the god work, bring it happily to conclusion. We should heartily welcome these good Christian people.
